Transabdominal ultrasonographic appearance of the gastrointestinal viscera of healthy llamas and alpacas

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 359-366

  Cebra, Christopher K ^a   Watrous, Barbara J ^a   Cebra, Margaret L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Alpaca; Gastrointestinal; Llama; Normal; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

LAMA (CAMEL); LAMA GLAMA; LAMA PACOS;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; VISCERA;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VISCERA;

EID: 0036636022     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2002.tb01019.x     Document Type: Article

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